Biomedical Technology Ι

1. COURSE INFORMATION:

School	Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Course Level	Undergraduate
Direction	Chemical Engineering
Course ID	CHE 404	Semester	7^th
Course Category	Elective
Course Modules	Instruction Hours per Week		ECTS
Lectures	3 T=3, E=0, L=0		5
Course Type	Scientific area
Prerequisites	Physical Chemistry I, Physical Chemistry II, Materials Science and Technology, Instrumental Chemical Analysis
Instruction/Exam Language	Greek
The course is offered to Erasmus students	Νο
Course URL

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course the students will acquire new knowledge and specific skills on the following subjects:

Identify the basic properties of cells and cell types, cell cultures, tissues, organs and anatomy in mammals, with emphasis on humans, basic principles of signal converters, certain provisions found in medicine.
Recall the main physicochemical factors required for normal function in mammals, with emphasis on humans.
Control the main physicochemical factors in vivo and in vitro.
Use elements of electronic technology applied in medicine.

General Competencies/Skills

Review, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of necessary technologies.
Work in interdisciplinary environment.
Individual assignment.
Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking.

3. COURSE SYLLABUS

Basic properties of cells and cell types, cell cultures, tissues, organs and anatomy in mammals, with emphasis on humans.
Main physicochemical factors required for normal function in mammals, with emphasis on humans, and ways to control them in vivo and in vitro.
Biological signals.
Introduction to biomedical equipment and measurements.
General characteristics of measurement systems.
Input - output signal converters.
Analog - digital electronics.
Conductors, insulators, semiconductors.
Basic electronic devices.
Electrical safety.
Special electronic devices (nuclear electronics, laser, optronics, etc).
Introduction to nanotechnology.
Introduction to the management of biomedical technology.

4. INSTRUCTION and LEARNING METHODS - ASSESSMENT

Lecture Method	Direct (face to face)
Use of Information and Communication Technology	E-class support
Instruction Organisation	Activity	Workload per Semester (hours)
	- Lectures	39
	- Literature review	30
	- Project	20
	- Autonomous study	36
	Course Total	125
Assessment Method	Written final examination (60%) Project – document & presentation (40%)

5. RECOMMENDED READING

Βιοϊατρική Τεχνολογία Δ. Γλάρος – Ι. Λεοντίου, Εκδόσεις Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων, Ιωάννινα, 1999.
Δ. Κουτσούρης, Σ. Παυλόπουλος, Α. Πρέντζα “Εισαγωγή στη βιοϊατρική τεχνολογία και ανάλυση ιατρικών σημάτων”, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε., 1η έκδοση 2003, ISBN: 978-960-418-026-4, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 18548926.
Βιολογικά Υλικά, Εισαγωγή στη Μηχανική των Ιστών, 2006, Θ. Ηλιάδης & Σ. Ζηνέλης, Ιατρικές Εκδόσεις Π.Χ. Πασχαλίδης.
Biomedical Enigneering: Bridging Medicine & Technology, W.Mark Salzmann, Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering, 2nd Edition, 2015

6. INSTRUCTORS

Course Instructor:	Associate Professor,Anestis Vlysidis (Faculty - ChEnvEng)
Lectures:	New Faculty Member (Faculty-ChEnvEng)

Technical University of Crete